Cheryl and Arni’s wedding offered so many interesting contrasts.  Cheryl comes from Filipino descent; Arni’s family hails from Iceland.  Cheryl has a fine eye for art and design; Arni likes long-boarding.  Cheryl was cool and calm and as easy-going a bride as there ever was; Arni radiated excitement.  Both have great smiles.

Just a terrific wedding to shoot: lots of great backdrops ranging from their great little house to the King’s Head pub, lots of opportunities to capture Cheryl’s natural elegance and Arni’s natural exuberance, and getting to shoot the groomsmen on their longboards to boot.  Some faves from the wedding:

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With the autumn season moving along, often times the challenge is to fit in a shoot before you run out of daylight.  With Stephanie & Dale’s engagement portraits, we decided to embrace the early evening and try out some cool sunset shots.  Even with a stiff breeze, a quickly darkening sky, and a warm supper waiting for them at their family’s place, Steph and Dale were more than game and were wonderfully patient as I slopped through mud puddles and fiddled with my gear in the dark.  Some faves from the session:

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When Jared inquired about shooting a portrait session with Tasha in the fall colours, it seemed like a fine and straightforward idea to me.  What he didn’t mention, to either myself or to Tasha, was that it was going to be a surprise present for her birthday.  So it was a bit of a comical start as I arrived at the Witch’s Hut at Kildonan Park and introduced myself to the couple, who were sitting on a bench and peacefully watching the ducks in the pond.  After a few minutes of polite conversation, I started wondering “Why does Tasha keep looking at me like I’m a crazy stranger with lots of camera gear?”, and here was Tasha wondering “Why does this guy with all these cameras keep hanging around?”.

At last Jared filled in the blanks for both of us and everything went smoothly from there.  Considering Tasha wasn’t expecting to be photographed, and that Jared apparently doesn’t like having his picture taken, I thought they were super comfortable and easy to work with in front of the camera.  A really fun shoot with lots of picturesque moments – happy birthday Tasha!

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Big. Blue. Sky. It was hard not to be enamored with it at Christina and Luke’s wedding.  Not a cloud in sight on this bright, blustery fall day and the landscape that we had to work with was fabulous – fields all around, ceremony on the beach, a bridge across the lake, and a great big hill with crosses at the top.  I’d never been out to the Winkler Bible Camp before, but I was like a kid in a candy store with all the light and the scenery.  Best of all, Luke and Christina were just so excited to be together that it made for tons of great photo ops of the two of them.  Some faves from the session:

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The last time I had seen Sharayah and Curtis was when they came by to pick up some of their wedding photos, and David was just a bump in his mom’s belly.  Well fast-forward a few seasons and we found ourselves at Assiniboine Park on a blustery but gorgeous autumn evening for portraits of the new family of three.  David may have been out of the womb, but he was still just a bump of a fellow, looking out from under his little white tuque with big expressive eyes.  Mom and Dad were clearly enthralled with their little man, while he, like most people his age would be, was focused on putting every leaf, stick, or blade of grass in his immediate vicinity into his mouth.  I really liked the warmth of this session – here are some faves:

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